With less than four weeks to go to the opening of the Australasian Gaming Expo (August 15-17) at the International Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, online visitor registrations are up 20 per cent in comparison with the same period last year.

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Announcing the figures, Ross Ferrar, CEO of the organisers Gaming Technologies Association, said: “In addition, the number of confirmed exhibitors is up 30 per cent on last year.” He added: “We see these two statistics as a big vote of confidence in both the value of the event itself, combined with the interest in the move to the new ICC Sydney, which is more conveniently located at Darling Harbour.”

New machines and games are the biggest attraction at AGE with exhibitors looking forward to the event each year to unveil their latest products. However, with almost 250 exhibitors, new gaming technologies are not the only attraction. Visitors come to see the latest in audio visual equipment, ATM equipment, building services, cash handling and equipment, consultancy services, entertainment, financial services, food and beverage, furniture, IT, interior design and fit-out, marketing services, membership management, paging and communication, point of sale systems, retail, security, signage and displays and staff uniforms.

For the first time, AGE will have a show daily newspaper, reporting each day events from the exhibition floor. AGE Today is being produced by InterGame, following the tradition of its highly-successful ICE Daily publication that is produced during the London show.